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ampliatio

ampliatio

English

Examples (rhetoric)

Dead man walking.
(He's not dead yet.)

Noun

ampliatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone when that epithet is not applicable.
  2. (Roman law) A deferred decision.

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Latin

Etymology

From ampliō (I extend, ennoble, adjourn) + -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ampliātiō f (genitive ampliātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of extending, enlarging.
  2. (law) A deferring of the decision of the judge.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs
genitive ampliātiōnis ampliātiōnum
dative ampliātiōnī ampliātiōnibus
accusative ampliātiōnem ampliātiōnēs
ablative ampliātiōne ampliātiōnibus
vocative ampliātiō ampliātiōnēs

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